Jamal Crawford and Raymond Felton Appreciation Thread

And I assert the times will be more often as the season goes on and Nate finally figures out how to execute with this squad.

 

Crawford's been fine. He's shooting less efficiently than in years past, but creating for others much more without turning the ball over more.

Crawford hasn't been a failure like Felton, and I appreciate Crawford for that.

 

I appreciate Jamal Crawford much more starting and running the point than finishing and running the Roy ISO.

BNM

 

I appreciate that Raymond Felton is no longer our strating PG.

BNM

 

Is the OP for real? The only thing we should appreciate them for, is showing us that we need to draft/pick up a point guard and start E.Will.

 

considering all the injuries and that they're still in the mix, yes they have.

You point to your expertise from coaching a grade school girls team, but really you're just a prolific whiner dumping the same BS in thread after thread even when the OP specifically says keep that shit out

STOMP

 

Wonder where the calling out of all the other posters are with there posts in the same thread.

 

Jamal and Ray are real people and I tried to acknowledge them with this thread and then you all shit all over them like they ruined your life somehow. Please. Get a grip, guys.

 

Honestly, I think you made a mistake linking Crawford and Felton together.

Crawford is struggling, but he is also doing some good things. (eg he appears to be be really trying to embrace the role of PG) He was also a FA who didn't cost the team anything but $$.

We actually had to give up something of value for Felton - and he is playing so bad you have to wonder if he is intentionally sandbagging us.

 

OK. I've said many times that I thought Crawford has the ability to handle the ball, to deliver the ball to players where they can to something with it, to shoot when open and to get off a flaming bag of crap shot against the shot clock in an emergency. My problem with him is how Nate uses him, and how he goes berserk and starts calling his own number like he's OCD. So...if he focuses on being a point guard and facilitates for his teammates, and ignores Nate screaming for him to be our primary (ONLY) scorer, that's fine. In the last game, he even addressed what had been a huge problem: He was passing the ball to Batum freely from the opening tip and throughout the game. (I seriously wonder if he reads what we write about him?) All I can do is hope all that continues.

RE Felton: He isn't really this bad, right? The second half of the season will tell. I said the other day I was feeling optimistic the break could help him get his legs under him -- and he started shooting better the day they reported his shooting coach came to town to help him out. Fingers crossed. He seems to be playing more relaxed, which is good for his shot. Even if we manage to get a better PG (unlikely), he would be pretty good off the bench if he keeps this up.

There you go Eric. Better?

 

Classic KS, telling everyone else to get a grip. Ever the voice of reason...

You need to check your bookmarks. This isn't the "Up with People" forum, it's the Basketball->National Basketball Association->Portland Trail Blazers forum.

BNM

 

This makes me want to dance!

 

yes

 

44 points, 10 assists, 15 of 16 FTs tonight. Good job, Ray and Jamal!

 

Oh sweet, one good game (finally) and we get to ressurect the ghetto-fab "appreciation jerk-fest" threads. Yippy fucking doo. They finally played like they were supposed to. lol.

 

Yeah! One good game every two weeks. I appreciate our lottery position! J/K Good game tonight.

 

Ray's lookin up, good for him

 

I like how you create your own parameters for others to follow on your threads, KS. They need to go, especially Felton.

 

After today's game, I hope we can trade them while the iron is hot, IOW, before the next game. We are running out of time.

 

I'll miss you, Jamal. Good luck in Minnesota. You'll have more fun there.